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Family Destinations Near Mount Rushmore

Black Hills, Badlands, and Mount Rushmore,SD
(16 mi.)
Badlands National Park,SD
(73 mi.)

View of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota

Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. (ThinkStock)

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Mount Rushmore Family Travel Tips

By Candyce H. Stapen

Admire the massive carvings of presidential faces on Mount Rushmore.
Tour what will be the largest mountain carving in the world when completed, the Crazy Horse Memorial.
Learn Great Plains history and the Lakota myth at the Journey Museum.
Take a jeep safari through grasslands at Custer State Park, where the buffalo roam.
Hike among fantastical pinnacles, cones, peaks, and canyons at Badlands National Park.
Explore two of the U.S.'s longest caves, Wind Cave and Jewel Cave.

Family Overview: Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota

By Candyce H. Stapen

South Dakota makes for an intriguing family vacation, offering a fun-filled combination of natural beauty, unusual geological features, and distinct Native American and Westward Expansion heritage.Read More

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Attractions

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

southwestern South Dakota, 100 miles from Badlands National Park
Keystone, South Dakota 57751

Distance: 2.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Four presidential faces carved from a mountain, considered one of the wonders of the world -- go for the nightly lighting ceremony.... Read More

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The Famous Wall Drug Store

510 N. Main Street
Wall, South Dakota 57790

Distance: 59.1 mi. (from destination center)

Description: 3,000 signs worldwide now point the way to Wall Drug, made famous by its offer of "free ice water"... Read More

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Airports

Major Airports near Mount Rushmore

	Distance (mi.)
Billings Logan International Airport	283.3map
Denver International Airport	288.0map

Other Smaller Airports near Mount Rushmore

	Distance (mi.)
Rapid City Regional Airport	20.6map
Gillette Campbell County Airport	109.6map
Scottsbluff Scotts Bluff County Airport	140.6map

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Mount Rushmore Family Advice

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